PHOTOGRAPHS 
We are always pleased to receive 
photographs of our customers’ pools. 
Everyone likes to hear of your success 
and how it was achieved. For any pho- 
tographs used in our catalogue or ad- 
vertising we offer a free Hardy Water- 
lily of your choice. 
Tropical and Hardy waterlilies grown 
together add interest and balance to 
your pool. Mr. Strine of Harrisburg, 
Pa., has successfully grown them to- 
gether with beautiful results. 
The pool of Mr. and Mrs. Burns of 
Hawaii is an excellent example of what 
background planting can do for your 
pool. Umbrella Palm, Iris, and Egyptian 
Papyrus form an effective backdrop. 
Johnson’s Waterlily Fertilizer 
Place a tablespoonful of this fertilizer 
in a small paper bag and push it into 
the mud a few inches from the lily 
rhizome and watch it grow! Especially 
prepared for waterlilies. 
21 lb. bag, postpaid ___... ee $1.00 
5i,1bs Dag. =. F : 
Johnson’s Goldfish Food 
A food especially prepared for gold- 
fish. To use in either pool or aquarium. 
1 Ib. bag ~ eee ant. eis $1.00 
May 16, 1951 
Gentlemen: 
The packages arrived containing 
snails and plants. They were packed 
perfectly. Thank you very much. 
Yours sincerely, 
Mrs. Harold Plummer 
La Jolla, Calif. 
August 23, 1951 
Dear Mr. Johnson: 
Last spring I ordered a few water- 
lilies of you. April 20th you sent me 
the Blue Triumph. It has done remark- 
ably well and is one of the most strik- 
ing and satisfactory waterlilies I have 
ever seen. It has three or more large 
blooms all the time. 
Yours very truly, 
E. A. Ross 
Santa Barbara, Calif. 
ATTRACTION 
_ Bright red verging on crimson with white sepals. Robust 
in growth and one of the first to flower in spring. Choice. 
1 Vel oP eal ck oc ta ta ei Reine are Reg a: 51 oe er $3.00 
BARGAIN COLLECTIONS 
LOS ANGELES TRIO BUTTERFLY TRIO 
Collection Q 5 Collection Q 7 
Blue Triumph, 2-yr.-old plant Red Butterfly 
Escarboucle Orange Butterfly 
Sorta. PS.90 —-Postpaia. 99.00 
IMPERIAL TRIO 
THRIFTY DUET Collection Q 8 
Collection Q 6 ; 
Sunrise 
Marliac Yellow Gonnere 
The TWO PBL Postpaid... D190 
GONNERE 
Snowball flowers up to 5 inches across. Pale green leaves, An 
outstanding novelty and long a favorite. Excellent. 
VERA) oo oe anc pe een cance co 2eaeee ce ge Ee EEE Cee Eero eEee AE $3.00 
JOHNSON SUNSHINE GROWN LILIES 
SUNRISE 
Enormous yellow flowers with graceful lax petals. Bears the largest flow- 
ers of all hardy waterlilies. A superb addition to you pool. 
Each 2452 et 2 ee ee eee $2.75 
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Beautiful 
Water Plants 
Collection 
Q4 
_, This collection in- 
" cludes all the aqua- 
tics necessary for a 
beautiful pool to- 
gether with such 
supplies as are nec- 
essary for complete 
success, 
Complete planting including Hardy and Trop- 
ical waterlilies, Shallow Water and Bog Plants, 
Seavengers and Fertilizer. For a pool 7x10 to 
8x12 or larger. Approximately 75 to 100 square 
feet of surface. 
5 WATERLILIES 10 OXYGENATING PLANTS | 
Panama Pacific, Gloriosa, Sunrise, ue Grass, Fish Grass, Ludwiggia, 
Paul Hariot, and Gonnere. etc: 
6 WATER HYACINTHS 
15 SHALLOW WATER AND (Floating plant.) 
BOG PLANTS 12 ASSORTED WATER SNAILS 
Water Poppy, Pickerel Rush, Float- 21) LBS. JOHNSON’S 
ing Heart, etc. WATERLILY FERTILIZER 
Special Collection Price. ‘Postpaid _.................... $15.00 
I IT IN 
— The Farliest to Bloom in the Spring! 
SPLENDIDA 
A delightful cherry red, lighter at the petal tips and 
shading darker towards the center. Very fine. 
Flach ce BP eee ee $3.00 
GENERAL LISTING OF 
HARDY WATERLILIES 
Hardy Waterlilies should be the mainstay of every pool. 
Their permanence and the fact that they bloom so early in 
the spring make them a “must” in every water garden. The 
plants are perfectly winter hardy in even the coldest weath- 
er, standing temperatures of 50 degrees blow zero if given 
a little protection. They commence blooming very early, 
almost as soon as the ice melts away, and continually pro- 
duce a display until early fall. Full planting instructions 
on order blank insert. 
WHITE 
Virginalis. Broadly cup shaped blossoms of purest white, 
perfectly contrasted by pale green leaves. Its flowers range 
from 5 to 7 inches in diameter and is the earliest waterlily 
to flower in spring. Continues to bloom until late fall, often 
until December with us. 
Bach 22)3.:265) 2235 eee ee ee $5.00 
Hermine. Tulip shaped white blossoms borne in profusion 
throughout the summer. Its medium habit makes it fine for 
small pools or planted in groups in larger pools. 
Bach °).... 22% Seals... ee ee eet $2.00 
Marliac White. Broad rounded petals 
with sepals faintly flushed with pink. 
Vigorous growth. 
Moorei. Considered the brightest yel- 
low. Rare. 
Pay Polsh 2 pee teed eon Boor $3.00 
Yellow Pigmy. The most dwarf of all 
waterlilies. Speckled leaves and bright 
yellow blossoms the size of a half 
Pachter $1.25 
SUNSET SHADES 
Comanche. A changeable color, open- 
ing reddish yellow _and becoming 
darker red on successive days. Brown 
flecked leaves. Free flowering and 
easy to grow. S 
Bach toe ee $3.00 
Paul Hariot. See illustration on in- 
side page. Of medium habit, witl 
apricot colored flowers. 
Fach ee $2.50 
Seignoreiti. A magnificent waterlily 
with flowers of sunset color borne 
above the water. 
Flac hr cos ree tee $5.00 
Aurora. A_ sprightly dwarf variety. 
Pale apricot changing to almost 
crimson. 
| atsVo) seme © Pi eene ens sere $1.75 
PINK . 
Marliac Pink. Lovely shell pink blos- 
soms with rounded petals. A vigorous 
plant and a steady bloomer. 
Fach eee ... $1.75 
Fach 64 2 eee $2.50 
Rosy Morn. Flowers with sharply 
pointed petals, lighter at tip and shad- 
ing to deep pink at center. Stems ma- 
hogany color with dark green leaves. 
Our own introduction. 
Bach #22332} ee eee $3.00 
Neptune. The most free flowering of 
all hardy waterliiles. Cherry red, 
shading darker towards center. 
Each s-iee eee $3.00 
Splendida. See picture above. 
Each 323 23 eee $3.00 
Formosa. See illustration on inside 
page. We particularly recommend it 
as one of the most satisfactory and 
free flowering in our collection. 
Each: .....33. eee $3.00 
Venusta. See picture on inside page. 
Spreading petals of warm luminous 
pink of a particularly velvety smooth- 
ness. Rich fruity fragrance. 
Each’ ?22.04 0h ees oe $2.25 
Mrs. Richmond. A massive flower; 
rose deepening toward the center to 
strawberry red. Considered the finest 
hardy lily. Does well in small pools. 
Each: 2000s 3500 eae $5.00 
ESCARBOUCLE 
Bachs2 22... eee $1.75 _ Brilliant flaming red. The darkest red and free flower- 
RED ing. It has our sincere recommendation. 
Beach neckce ) ok eet eo OE ee ee $3.00 
Gloriosa. A favorite over many years. 
Each flower a glowing cup of bright red, 
5 to 6 inches in diameter. It often flow- 
ers within 3 weeks of planting. See inside 
page for illustration. 
Each 2 eee $3.00 
Red Butterfly. A dwarf variety with 
crimson flowers up to 38 inches across. 
Each _.... Sap at ee ee $2.50 
Conqueror. A lusty grower with huge 
garnet red flowers. 
Each<23 eee eee $2.75 
Robinsoni. Beautifully mottled leaves and 
warm red blossoms. Different and out- 
standing. 
Each: Se eee eee ee $3.00 
James Brydon. Many petalled, fully open 
flowers of rosy carmine. One of the love- 
liest waterlilies I know of. 
Each c< see ee eee $3.00 
William Falconer. Velvety red-black. 
Considered the darkest red of all hardy 
waterlilies. 
Each f2. see eeaes. Soe eee $3.50 
Escarboucle. See picture below. Dark red. 
Fach yc eee eee $3.00 
YELLOW 
Marliac Yellow. Radiant sulphur yellow 
blossoms with handsome mottled leaves. 
Flowers 4 to 6 inches across with rounded 
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